Dropseed

Southmere, Florida, United States

Maryland, United States

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Akiaki or Beach dropseedPoaceae (Gramineae)Indigenous to the Hawaiian IslandsBarbers Point, OahuThe leaves, culms and roots were used medicinally. The plant was mixed with other ingredients and used to treat ea (thrush) and paoao (childhood disease, with physical weakening).EtymologyThe genus name Sporobolus is derived from the Greek sporos, seed, and ballein, to throw, in reference to the fruit (the pericarp) which swells and bursts when soaked, thus pushing out or dropping the seed. Dropseed is a vernacular name for this grass.The specific epithet virginicus has reference to "from the Virgin Islands, Virginian."nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Sporobolus_virginicus

Akiaki or Beach dropseedPoaceae (Gramineae)Indigenous to the Hawaiian IslandsMaui (Cultivated)The leaves, culms and roots were used medicinally. The plant was mixed with other ingredients and used to treat ea (thrush) and paoao (childhood disease, with physical weakening).EtymologyThe genus name Sporobolus is derived from the Greek sporos, seed, and ballein, to throw, in reference to the fruit (the pericarp) which swells and bursts when soaked, thus pushing out or dropping the seed. Dropseed is a vernacular name for this grass.The specific epithet virginicus has reference to "from the Virgin Islands, Virginian."NPH00003nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Sporobolus_virginicus

Akiaki or Beach dropseedPoaceae (Gramineae)Indigenous to the Hawaiian IslandsBarbers Point, OahuThe leaves, culms and roots were used medicinally. The plant was mixed with other ingredients and used to treat ea (thrush) and paoao (childhood disease, with physical weakening).EtymologyThe genus name Sporobolus is derived from the Greek sporos, seed, and ballein, to throw, in reference to the fruit (the pericarp) which swells and bursts when soaked, thus pushing out or dropping the seed. Dropseed is a vernacular name for this grass.The specific epithet virginicus has reference to "from the Virgin Islands, Virginian."nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Sporobolus_virginicus

A coastal grass listed as rare in the Threatened Species Protection Act Tasmania.

Akiaki or Beach dropseedPoaceae (Gramineae)Indigenous to the Hawaiian IslandsMaui (Cultivated)The leaves, culms and roots were used medicinally. The plant was mixed with other ingredients and used to treat ea (thrush) and paoao (childhood disease, with physical weakening).EtymologyThe genus name Sporobolus is derived from the Greek sporos, seed, and ballein, to throw, in reference to the fruit (the pericarp) which swells and bursts when soaked, thus pushing out or dropping the seed. Dropseed is a vernacular name for this grass.The specific epithet virginicus has reference to "from the Virgin Islands, Virginian."NPH00001nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Sporobolus_virginicus

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Akiaki or Beach dropseedPoaceae (Gramineae)Indigenous to the Hawaiian IslandsMaui (Cultivated)The leaves, culms and roots were used medicinally. The plant was mixed with other ingredients and used to treat ea (thrush) and paoao (childhood disease, with physical weakening).EtymologyThe genus name Sporobolus is derived from the Greek sporos, seed, and ballein, to throw, in reference to the fruit (the pericarp) which swells and bursts when soaked, thus pushing out or dropping the seed. Dropseed is a vernacular name for this grass.The specific epithet virginicus has reference to "from the Virgin Islands, Virginian."nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Sporobolus_virginicusNPH00002nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Sporobolus_virginicus

Orinda, California, United States

Ascension, St Helena Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

Ascension, St Helena Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

California, United States

Oro Valley Papaz ProjectOro Valley, Arizona32.370556-111.012333

California, United States

Oro Valley Papaz ProjectOro Valley, Arizona32.370556-111.012333

Sporobolus cryptandrus (Torr.) A. Gray .January 5, 2012, Olympus Hills Park, Salt Lake County, Utah

Oro Valley Papaz ProjectOro Valley, Arizona32.370556-111.012333

Sporobolus cryptandrus (Torr.) A. Gray in a Bitterbrush (Purshia tridentata community. January 5, 2012, Olympus Hills Park, Salt Lake County, Utah

Groningen, Netherlands